http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - Southeastern Oklahoma State Universityen-usCopyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.comFri, 12 Sep 2008 03:13 ESThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssdylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com)dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23271/Pretty-goodPoetry. This course had alot of poetry. Each class session was started with reading poetry. Most of it was dark, gloomy, depressing and morbid. Other than that, the journal writing was fun, the exams weren't hard and the guy is a great speaker. The essay topics were challenging and his critiques were well explained. It was impossible to speak to him outside of the classroom and messages weren't returned. I give him a B plus.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23271/Pretty-good#comments2003-02-04T13:26:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23271/Pretty-goodhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23270/Not-very-knowledgableShe is an adjunct instructor from Grayson. She would yell at students for asking questions in class. She appeared to have little knowledge of the software she was supposed to be using for instruction. She showed favoritism to certain students and when those students entered the room, her speech changed to a flirtacious form of ebonics. Very frustrating course. I believe she needs to reevaluate her teaching morals and learn the subject before stepping in front of the students.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23270/Not-very-knowledgable#comments2003-02-04T13:04:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23270/Not-very-knowledgablehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23269/Not-bac-needs-workThis instructor is also a lawyer. He loves to argue and he also knows how to make you feel inadequate. There was no syllabus, or exams. The entire course was based on speaking. He was notorious for assigning a subject that the student was uncomfortable with. He also acted more like a college student instead of an instructor. I give him a B minus because he lacks personal skills and needs to adjust his attitude. If you like not knowing what your grade is until your report is sent from the registrar, this one is for you.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23269/Not-bac-needs-work#comments2003-02-04T12:58:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23269/Not-bac-needs-workhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23268/OutstandingThis instructor obviously loves to teach this course. He is very knowledgable. He speaks clearly and with words that are understandable. His enthusiasm is catchy. He presents study guides for testing and no catches. What's on the guide is what's on the test. It may be worded differently on the test. He allows an index card of notes for exams stating that this only reinforces the knowledge of the material by rewriting it onto the card. He's right. You will work hard and study hard in his class but you will come out with an education on Biology. If I could give higher than an A plus I would.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23268/Outstanding#comments2003-02-04T12:50:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23268/Outstandinghttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23198/The-Big-Johnson-of-EducationI don't know what the other brain-dead idiot who reviewed Johnson was thinking when he wrote his review, but clearly he's on crack. Mr. Johnson is a VERY GOOD teacher with an incredible sense of humor. Maybe the jokes were over the other reviewer's head. Mr. Johnson has so much knowledge of the US government he could run for political office, and a fine candidate he'd make. Yes, he makes you work and learn, but if that's too much for you, maybe you shouldn't attempt his course.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23198/The-Big-Johnson-of-Education#comments2003-01-31T20:44:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23198/The-Big-Johnson-of-Educationhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23165/Needs-to-utilize-the-software-available-to-himI took this course online. This was the instructors first online teaching experience. His course was planned out well and I loved the experiments incorporated into the lab. The only thing lacking in this course was the student/instructor interaction. I felt he could have used the discussion boards and put some power points in as well. The lack of interaction made it feel more like a correspondence course. Overall, I recommend this instructor with either face to face or online. I feel his second go at it would be more efficient.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23165/Needs-to-utilize-the-software-available-to-him#comments2003-01-30T15:56:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23165/Needs-to-utilize-the-software-available-to-himhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23164/Muy-BuenoThis is the greatest Spanish teacher ever! He has a terrific attitude and personality. He makes learning another language interesting and fun. I could listen to his stories all day. His method of instruction made the whole class more comfortable and eager to learn. He had a day of review before each test giving you an opportunity to ask questions. His "goofy" activities were a highlight to each week. I love the way he taught conversational spanish, the way it is actually spoken. I can't say enough good about him! Way to go Mr. McGeheenoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23164/Muy-Bueno#comments2003-01-30T15:40:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23164/Muy-Buenohttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23163/HorribleThis guy is the worst instructor I've ever heard! His monotone voice is all that drums in your head the entire semester. He has no personality and come on a suit and tie everyday! His obsessive compulsive behavior was very annoying. The reading assignments were ridiculous and his exams were awful. This instructor has no business teaching. He should be on Capital Hill lobbying for something. Get him away from the students!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23163/Horrible#comments2003-01-30T15:33:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23163/Horriblehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23162/Fantastic-TeacherThis lady can teach! I recommend her to anyone and wish she were teaching other courses. She is personable and does whatever it takes to make sure you know the material. Very organized. I can't say anything thing more than THANK YOU Jayne! You are the best!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23162/Fantastic-Teacher#comments2003-01-30T15:29:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23162/Fantastic-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23161/Good-teacher-but-way-over-my-headThis course was internet-based, so my interaction with the instructor was limited. The instructor assumed that the students were familiar with higher-level mathematics and physics. This instructor is WAY over my head. I do not feel that the lab assignments added to my knowledge of the subject, and in most cases the labs were too difficult. Ineffective use of the discussion boards also did not add to my understanding. Cnoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23161/Good-teacher-but-way-over-my-head#comments2003-01-30T15:11:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23161/Good-teacher-but-way-over-my-headhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23160/Ineffective-use-of-online-tools-makes-for-a-difficult-courseThis course was internet based, so my interaction with the instructor was somewhat limited. Dr. Von Bergen has a pretty strong reputation on campus, but I didn't have any problems with him. The main problem I had was the use of a testbank to make the questions for exams and quizzes. The exams and quizzes were timed and I felt that not enough time was provided to look up the answers to the 'nit-picky' questions presented within testbanks. The discussion boards were not used effectively in this course. I would recommend this instructor, but not with an online course. Solid Bnoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23160/Ineffective-use-of-online-tools-makes-for-a-difficult-course#comments2003-01-30T15:05:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23160/Ineffective-use-of-online-tools-makes-for-a-difficult-coursehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23159/Lack-of-structure-makes-for-an-ineffective-teaching-styleThis was an internet-based class. The main criticism I have of this instructor is when she changed the due dates for the course. Structure is very important for online courses and to make everything due at once seems to turn the course into a correspondance course, rather than an guided experience. I don't feel like I had much interaction with this instructor and the course was conducted poorly. Dnoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23159/Lack-of-structure-makes-for-an-ineffective-teaching-style#comments2003-01-30T14:59:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23159/Lack-of-structure-makes-for-an-ineffective-teaching-stylehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23158/Interesting-Fun-Boring-doesnt-equal-effectiveGeorge Collier is an interesting person and very fun to listen to in class, but he can be a bit wordy and boring. I don't feel like I took much away from this course. Being interesting and fun works for this instructor, but the students shouldn't expect to take too much away from the course. Solid Bnoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23158/Interesting-Fun-Boring-doesnt-equal-effective#comments2003-01-30T14:54:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23158/Interesting-Fun-Boring-doesnt-equal-effectivehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23156/Interesting-experienced-but-hardWill Mawer is the perfect Business Law professor. His lectures are engaging and informative. Better yet, I loved listening to his stories about when he would practice law. He is a VERY interesting instructor and the fact that he has practiced law for many years only adds to the material covered in the course. I seriously stressed throughout this course because of the exams. The exams are difficult. I feel like I learned a lot in this class. Thank you, Will! I would highly recommend Will Mawer to anyone, but don't think it will be easy. I worked for my grade!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23156/Interesting-experienced-but-hard#comments2003-01-30T14:50:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23156/Interesting-experienced-but-hardhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23155/Excellent-instructor-stands-outThis was an internet-based course, so I cannot rate this instructor on some of the items. The assignments were appropriate to reinforce the readings and were very well organized. The use of the online discussion boards was appropriate and added to my understanding of the material. Based on my interaction with this instructor, I would say that she stands out from most of my business instructors. I would highly recommend Ellen Hendrix to anyone.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23155/Excellent-instructor-stands-out#comments2003-01-30T14:44:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23155/Excellent-instructor-stands-outhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23154/Should-be-building-rocketsThis instructor needs to be working for NASA. He has no ability to teach a normal student. He talks way above the level he is teaching. I left this class with an ulcer and no idea what I had spent the semester doing. His phrase was "it doesn't matter if the answer is right or wrong as long as you have the process right." Ok, don't the two go together. The only upside to this class was we didn't have to turn in our homework, just do it.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23154/Should-be-building-rockets#comments2003-01-30T14:42:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23154/Should-be-building-rocketshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23152/Control-of-the-students-means-more-effective-teachingI could barely make it through this course with all of the interruptions. Dr. Yeo failed to keep control over the class. I understand this is a freshman class, but she lost control of the class on a daily basis. As far as teaching ability, I think she is an excellent instructor, but without the ability to control the student's behavior, she gets a very low grade. Solid Cnoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23152/Control-of-the-students-means-more-effective-teaching#comments2003-01-30T14:38:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23152/Control-of-the-students-means-more-effective-teachinghttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23151/Easy-to-understand-caring-and-makes-sense-of-it-allJayne Rayburn is absolutely the BEST mathematics instructor I have ever had. She takes the time to make sure you understand the how's and why's behind the work. She has techniques that I have never seen in any math class which make the material easier to understand. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone. A+++ All the way!!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23151/Easy-to-understand-caring-and-makes-sense-of-it-all#comments2003-01-30T14:33:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23151/Easy-to-understand-caring-and-makes-sense-of-it-allhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23150/Knowledge-is-only-power-if-used-properlyThis instructor knew his subject and knew it well, but didn't really communicate very well. I didn't take away a very strong understanding of the material and ended up changing majors because I couldn't stand the thought of being in another class with this instructor. (He was the only CS instructor at this time.) His tone is boring and he isn't very effective with explaining the techniques used throughout the course. Solid C, but may deserve a bit less for making me change my major.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23150/Knowledge-is-only-power-if-used-properly#comments2003-01-30T14:29:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23150/Knowledge-is-only-power-if-used-properlyhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23147/Excellent-lecture-skills-interesting-but-maybe-too-easyBetty Nolan is exactly what an accounting instructor should be. She possesses real-world experience, which she can bring into the classroom to demonstrate the major points. She has excellent lecturing skills and maintains student interest throughout the course. The only drawback is that perhaps the course is a bit too easy. She allows you to use a cheat sheet on exams, which is a good thing, considering you would consult a book in real-life. I highly recommend Betty Nolan to anyone! A+++noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23147/Excellent-lecture-skills-interesting-but-maybe-too-easy#comments2003-01-30T14:00:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23147/Excellent-lecture-skills-interesting-but-maybe-too-easyhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23146/Great-lecture-effective-exams-and-sometimes-trickyThis instructor made the class very interesting. She uses real-life examples to illustrate the major points in the class and is a very interesting person to listen to. The instructor used effective and appropriate testing techniques. Her personality is unique and makes the class interesting, but watch out for the hidden jokes during the lecture, she's trying to see if you are listening! A+noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23146/Great-lecture-effective-exams-and-sometimes-tricky#comments2003-01-30T13:55:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1855/review23146/Great-lecture-effective-exams-and-sometimes-tricky